Saturday, June 12, 2010

bubbles of your day

if you're up for a bit of navel gazing and reflection, name three things you've done so far today - they don't have to be monumental or sensational. just three ways you spent your bubbles of time before they disappeared. of course, if you did do something monumental or sensational, by all means please tell...

Gorgeous picture!It's Sunday morning here and so far I have:1. Had a shower while my little one naps, relishing having the bathroom to myself, without a little person crawling around the floor and trying to barge into the shower cubicle with me!2. Ironed and donned my new black skirt, which I'd like to think is rather flattering.3. Skimmed the arts, fashion, and food bits of the Sunday papers.I'm now plotting my next moves, which involve a blog post, a trip to the supermarket, and a call to Roadside Assist to put a new battery in my car. Thankfully tomorrow is a public holiday and I have my husband staying home from work plus my parents' return from a trip overseas to look forward to. Yippee!

Bubbles make me happy! I'd like to float around in one while eating ice cream and watching clouds...

So I have..

- been riding waves of contractions that are happening early

-cheered Go USA from my couch then flipped over to Toy Story and laughed with my wee one - I'm never going to be a grownup..yes, I'm a Mom but I only play one in front of my kid and I don't even do that all the time LOL

Oh... It's only just gone 6am, Sunday morning, but let's see:1. lingering in early-morning peace & quiet! Big mugs of coffee, getting side-tracked by no one but myself ;)2. morning pages - got stuck half-way through...3. going online for inspiration (is what we'll call it ;)) and composing this-here comment.Ain't much to show for myself, but it IS only 6am :)

Hi! Slightly drizzly day in Anchorage; here are the highlights:1. Started my first day sans coffee. Found out that on a scale of 1 to 3, I have about a level 5 allergy to coffee. Going to be a painful week.

2. Visited our local Native Heritage Center. Everyone stood around bored, since it was required for a class we're taking, but secretly I was fascinated for much of the time.

3. Took a last-minute drive into town for the spaghetti feed my cousins' TKD dojang was doing as a fundraiser for their trip for nationals. Love is doing things you don't really want to do for people you'd do anything for.

1. Photographed daylillies in the late afternoon, nice angle of sunlight.2. Watched Young Victoria and US v UK.3. Helped kids organize art, schoolwork etc that had collected on our breakfast table in recent weeks.

Hi aimee! It's 8.30 am on sunday here, and suddenly I realize that I've been very productive:1) did some gardening (ALREADY! all ALONE, while everyone was asleep! PEACE)2) wrote a quick post3) had a whole pot of coffee by myselfhappy sunday!

oh aimee!i haven't been up too long soooo...one. woke up & layed in bed for a while going over memories from last night's 70th bday party for my husband's mom.two. sent you an email.three. thought i want to go downstairs & make some coffee & enjoy frothing milk with our ikea frother i love!xo

Aimee, I love the photo of the tree & bubbles!Yesterday:1) went for an AM walk in almost rain with the dogs and sang out loud for part of the way around Isles.2) took a nap while listening to a relaxation tape and slept for 5 hours.3) left you a phone message.Today could very well turn out to be a repeat of yesterday...

Today:1. ate a pancake and mediated boys vs girls debate on the couch2. went for a run and enjoyed the solitude, not the humidity3. to shower, again to enjoy the solitude but I fear I will soon here "MOM!" even though their dad is in the building.

Love the bubbles picture! Spent the first part of the morning laying in bed reading 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantell-it si great!Went for lunch with Andy and an old friend who was down for the weekend from Nottingham. We had mexican-lovely but so filling!Spent two hours in the evening catching up with school work I should have done Friday but was too tired, so now feel very virtuous.Frisby is always good for dispelling bad moods!

It is Monday - can I still comment? 1. I made myself three cups of coffee2. I downloaded the next couple of wodges from the publisher3. I took a pic of an art journal page that I may post on later today

PS Snous says that the Umberto Eco book (On Beauty) is definitely worth the read, but it is the kind of book you dip into and don't read all in one go. Anairam does not read, she just looks at the pictures ...

1. Dog walk2. Bacon sandwich and tea3. Went to look at a tent. Gra wants to go camping but I've said only on the condition we buy a bigger tent as at the moment we only have a 2 man tent for us and the jack russell!!

1. Packed clothes for a holiday2. Wrote absence letters to two teachers3. Cleared the fridge of veg and made a vast cauldron of soup drizzled in soy sauce which I then systematically ate all by myself. And it was nice.

this is more fun than you can possibly imagine! i love these "snapshots of days around the world", as amanda may calls them. doesn't matter which day you stop by, i'll take your spillings anytime! busy week, back soon!